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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Today is Friday and that means there's a new challenge over at The Character Cafe blog. This week, I'm not part of the challenge DT, but I am using a super cute digi you can find at The Character Cafe store. I hope you will check out the DT's work...their links are to your right. They are a very talented group, so please give their blogs some love.

Isn't she a cutie? I personally wouldn't get that close to a real turkey, but I do enjoy a good butterball. For my card, I used FTL12 (Fall-to-layout 12) from Clean and Simple Stamping. You really can't go wrong with a CAS card...well, that's not completely true;)

This card also fits CAS38 challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. The challenge is to use brads and/or eyelets in your CAS card. Can you see mine? I'll give you a hint: one is on the hat, and the other is on the bow.

Challenge #4 over at Softpencil is to create a one layer card. Using one of her digi's made this easier than I thought. I made this adorable baker slightly larger than I usually would in Word and added the sentiment in another text box. Printed on my ink jet and colored with Bics.
OK, technically there are TWO layers, but I had to hide the coloring on the backside somehow. Other than a cardbase, there are NO other layers. There is always a great giveaway if you win one of her challenges, so I encourage everyone to play along!

Thursday, October 15, 2009

It's Friday (well, it will be in 2 hours (I'm on Mountain Time))! That means it's time to head on over to The Character Cafe to check out their latest challenge.

This adorable digi stamp is from TCC. This isn't usually my style of stamp, but when I saw it, I couldn't wait to use it. First, it's just so lovely, and second, I thought it would be a challenge to myself, and last, it works perfectly for the latest Mojo Monday challenge.

Friday, October 9, 2009

So over at The Character Cafe Blog, they are having a challenge: stitching/sewing. And I LOVE thread on cards so here it is:

Don't you just love this hippie chick? I colored her with my Bics, did a little zig-zag and straight stitching, added a couple of flowers with brads, and thought the "groovy" sentiment was perfect.

DP is from my favorite M (Just Chillin) pack. The CS is Stampin Up - I actually won a couple sheets of each of the "in colors" at the last class I went to! And the adorable digi-stamp is from The Character Cafe. Head on over The Character Cafe blog to enter to win! And please check out the other DT creations - you can find links to their blogs on the right panel -------------------->

Thursday, October 8, 2009

OK, so I just discovered Pile it On. They have a weekly challenge that challenges you to create something using more than one challenge. If you don't know what I'm talking about, head on over to their site and take a look for yourself - it sounds like too much fun! Here is my entry for this weeks challenge 18:

Pfew! Now, this card didn't turn out exactly as I had initially planned, but I tried. The DP is M (Just Chillin), stamps from Stampin' Ups Upsy Daisy and sentiment stamp is from a $1 acrylic set from Michaels, inks from Ranger, and rhinestones.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

OMG how cute is this little girl? I recently got my hands on several of Softpencil's creations and just couldn't wait to use them. This is just a quick card, but I hope to show you more very soon!

So I consider this a CAS card since the only embellishment is the girl. The DP is from M (Just Chillin) so all the cool yellow decoration and words are on the cardstock. The base is PTI.

I printed her on my ink jet, colored her with my bics (all colors used are shown in the above pic except for yellow...that one keeps walking off!), cut her out and popped her up with 3D dots. If you're interested in her digis, you can find them at her Etsy shop or AiFactory.

So here is my card, based on the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches and MyGrafico for someone special:

I really liked the sketch and will probably include it in my book of sketches that I turn to when I need inspiration. The paper is from the Wild Asparagus pack that I got a year or two ago, distressed and inked with Ranger Tea distress ink. The sentiment stamp is from a Hero Arts acrylic set I recently got at Michaels.

Now, I don't know if you can tell, but I made a hole all the way through the card, trimmed it with a scallop, and placed the owl on the rim. So if you look closely, you can see through the card. I really like the way it looks IRL. BTW, the owl is a freebie from Dustin Pike colored with my Bic Marks it markers. The eyes and feet also include glaze...not a single pop-dot on this one!

This little guy is Christmas Scamp. I decided to go with a CAS layout to better show off the image. I colored him in with my Bic Marks It markers, and used a puff pen on the white areas. Here's a close up:

Would you like a chance to win this digi for FREE? Then leave me a comment and I will use Random.org to pick a winner on Friday, Oct 9, 2009. Digi's work just like stamps, but you print them out on your printer in any size you want - plus there's no stamp storage necessary. Also, these can be colored with pencils and gamsol, Copics, and Bics with absolutely no bleeding.Here's a little more info on the blog hop:

Over at Splitcoaststampers, the Clean and Simple challenge CAS34 is a color challenge - pink, green, blue, chocolate, and white.

So I used the George cart for the balloons cut at 1 1/2", shaded lightly and on pop-dots. Got three of the colors there! Then I used my sewing machine for the strings in white and stamped the sentiment in chocolate chalk ink. All 5 colors!

I'm really liking the look of the long cards. It uses more CS but they also fit in a long envelope so no special envelope making required...so it's a trade off. I must admit, this was my second attempt. My first try, I put the balloons on chocolate CS (4.25" by 5.5" regular size card) and it was just a mess. I left it for the night and gave it some thought. The next morning, I woke up with this idea...yes, I often dream of paper (no lie). Either way, this layout is MUCH nicer.

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Hello and thank you for taking a look at my blog. I love making cards and other paper crafts. I also enjoy many other hobbies such as baking, jewelry making, sewing for my little ones, and silver. I post my creations and hope to inspire others. Feel free to scraplift any of my creations, but please do not submit them for profit or publication. Also, if you are inspired, please leave a comment or link back to your creation.